VCU School of Nursing

Linda Haddad, PhD, RN
Associate Professor

Education

Memberships in Professional Organizations

1997-present National Council of International Health
2000-present International Council on Women's Health Issues
1995-present Sigma Theta Tau (Villanova University)

Research Funding/External Funding

Principal Investigator "Tempus Joint European Project Partnership to Enhance Nursing Education at Jordan University of Science and Technology." $500,000 (Euros) Tempus European Commission, Directorate Education and Culture (2003-2006).

Principal Investigator "Strengthening Midwifery Education at Jordan University of Science and Technology" Grant from United Kingdom Higher Education Scheme (2003-2005).

Principal Investigator. Development of smoking cessation programs. Deanship of Research, Jordan University of Science and Technology (2002-2003).

Principal Investigator. Prediction of quitting smoking among Jordanian college students. Abdel Hamead Shomman Trust for Research Award (2001-2002)

Selected Publications

Abbas, W., Azar, N., Haddad, L. and Umlauf, M.G.: (in review) Pre-conception Health Status of Iraqi Women in 2001: Implications of Trade Embargo on Women's Health in a Developing Country. Submitted to Women's Health Issues*

Haddad, L., Al-Zyoud, S., and Umlauf, M.G.: (in review) Knowledge, attitudes and Beliefs of Jordanian high school students about substance misuse. Submitted to Journal of Adolescent Health
Haddad, Land Pertro, W.: (2006) Predictors ofIntention to Quit Smoking Among Jordanian University Students, Canadian Journal of Public Health, 97 (1) 9-14.*

Kohafi, M.M. and Haddad, L.: (2005) Perceptions of Lung Cancer Among College Students in Jordan, Journal of Transcultural Nursing, lQ: 245-254*
Al-Ali, N. and Haddad, L.: (2004) The Effect of the Health Belief Model in Explaining Exercise Participation Among Jordanian Myocardial Infarction Patients, Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 11. (2), 114-121 *

Haddad, L., Kane D., Rajacich, D, Cameron, S. and Al-Ma'aitah, R.: (2004) A Comparison of Health Practices in Canadian and Jordanian Nursing Students, Public Health Nursing, 21 (1),85-90*

Haddad, L. and Malak, M.: (2002) Smoking Habits and Attitudes Towards Smoking Among University Students in Jordan, International Journal of Nursing Studies, 39 (8), 793-796*

Sadiq, M and Haddad, L.: (1999-2000) Psychosocial and Economic Study of Families With B Thalassemic Children in Northern Jordan, International Quarterly of Communi tv Health Education, 12 (3),249-257*

Haddad, L. and Hoeman, S.: (2001) Arabic Language Readiness to Quit Smoking Questionnaire, Journal of Nursing Scholarship, J (4),355-359*
Haddad, L. and Hoeman, S.: (2000) Home Healthcare and the Arab American Client, Home Health Care Nurse, U (3),189-197

Al-Ma'aitah, R., Haddad, L. and Umlauf, M.G.: (1999) Health Promoting Behaviors of Jordanian Women, Health Care for Women International, 20 (6), 533-546*

Haddad, L., Al-Ma'aitah, R. and Umlauf, M.: (1999) Health Promotion Behaviors Among Jordanians, International Quarterly of Community Health Education, 1] (2), 223-235*

Haddad, L., Al-Ma'-aitah, R., Cameron, S. and Stassen, M.: (1998) An Arabic Language Version of Health Promotion Lifestyle Profile, Public Health Nursing, 12(2), 74-81 *

Haddad, L. and Umlauf, M.: (1998) Views of Health Promotion Among Primary Health Care Nurses and Midwives in Jordan, Women's Health International, 12 (6),515-528*

Haddad, L., Al-Ma'-aitah, R., Cameron, S. and Stassen, M.: (1998) Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile - "Arabic" (ONLINE), (CD-ROM). Abstract from: Ovoid Technologies, HAP I Item 172140

Books and Chapters (English and Arabic languages)

Umlauf, M.G. and Haddad, L.: (2007) (in press), Jordanian Americans, in Newman Giger, 1. and Davidhizar, R. (Eds), Transcultural Nursing: Assessment and Intervention, 5th Edition, St. Louis: Mosby (English)
Haddad, L. (Ed), Community Health Nursing, World Health OrganizationJEMRO Cairo, Egypt (Arabic)

Haddad, L. (2006) (in press) Health Promotion in Nursing Care, in Community Health Nursing, World Health OrganizationJEMRO, Cairo, Egypt (Arabic)

Haddad, L. (2006) (in press) Primary Health Care, in Community Health Nursing, World Health OrganizationJEMRO, Cairo, Egypt (Arabic)

Haddad, L. (2006) (in press) Health Education, in Community Health Nursing, World Health OrganizationJEMRO, Cairo, Egypt (Arabic)

Umlauf, M.G. and Haddad, L. (2004) Jordanian Americans, in Jordanian Americans, in Newman Giger, J. and Davidhizar, R. (Eds), Transcultural Nursing: Assessment and Intervention, 4th Edition, (27, pp 1-17), St. Louis: Mosby (English)

Selected Presentations

2006 Keynote Speaker, 'fPaving the Road for Excellence in Nursing: Jordan's Experience," First International Conference of the Faculty of Nursing, Saint¬Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon

2005 Keynote Speaker, "Challenges facing nursing education in Jordan," Nursing and allied health education in Libya, November 27-29, Tripoli, Libya

2005 Keynote Speaker, "Bridging the Gap between Nursing Practice and Theory in regard to Family Issues," National Council for Family Affairs, Amman, Jordan

2004 Keynote Speaker, "New accreditation for Nursing Program in Jordan Ministry of Higher Education, Medical Sciences Accreditation Workshop, Amman, Jordan

2003 Keynote Speaker, ICN International Conference, "Protecting the Public through Regulation: Building Excellence Through Evidence," Geneva, Switzerland

2002 Invited Speaker, "Achievement of Faculty of Nursing WHO Collaborating Center for the Last Five Years," Headquarters Office, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland

2001 Invited Speaker, "Research Roundtable: Building a Research Agenda for Primary Health Care," Ministry of Health, Primary Health Care Initiative, Amman, Jordan

2001 Panel Discussion speaker, "Regulation of Nursing Practice in the Middle East," Human Performance in Health and Disability, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA

1999 Invited Speaker, "Why Primary Health Care Nurses Need Standards," Specialized Nursing Institute, Amman, Jordan

1999 Presentation, "Arabic Language Version of the Smoking & Women
Questionnaire," at the 10th International Congress on Women's Issues, Indianapolis, IN, USA

1999 Presentation, "Comfarison of Health Practices of Canadian and Jordanian Women," at the lOt1 International Congress of Women's Issues, Indianapolis, IN, USA

1999 Invited Speaker, "Why Nurses Should Have Job Descriptions,"
Professionalization of Jordanian Nurses Seminar, Ministry of Health, Amman, Jordan

1998 Invited Speaker, "Nurses' and Midwives' Roles in Primary Health Care
Services," at the Ministry of Health, Nursing Department Scientific Day, Amman, Jordan

1998 Presentation, "Health Promotion Practices of Canadian and Jordanian Women," at the Fifth International Middle East Nursing Conference Mobilizing for Excellence in Nursing Toward the Year 2000," Jordan University of Science & Technology, Irbid, Jordan

1997 Poster Presentation, "Comparison of Health Practices of Canadian and Jordanian Nursing Students," at the ~8T 9th International Nursing Research Congress, Vancouver, Canada

1995 Presentation, "Health Promoting Behaviors Among Adult Jordanians," at the International Nursing Congress Quality of Nursing Realities and Visions, Athens, Greece